Have you noticed that certain places just "feel" better than
others and that others make you "feel" uncomfortable? This is
because the energy in certain areas has a more harmonious, or
positive, reaction with people and the energy in other places can
have a negative reaction with people. These effects come from the
rocks and earth of the area.
People can effect the energy levels of the area around them (this
is easily noticed during spellwork or rituals). If people feel
enough negativity in one place the area itself starts to feel bad
and the same holds true if people feel enough positive emotion in
one area, it will slowly become positively charged. Churches and
places of worship are good examples of this. I had the opportunity
to visit a concentration camp in what used to be East Germany a few
years ago. I could feel the negative energy of the place even as we
were driving up to it and that was without even trying. Cleansing
an area with sage can often clear negativity, especially if the
negativity centers in a room in your home. It isn't quite that easy
to cleanse a place such as a large metropolitan area, for
example.
Certain areas can have tremendous energy to them. You can often
tell when you have found one by a tingling feeling in your hands,
feet or face. A few famous examples are Stonehenge and the
pyramids, but there are many more places, both large and small,
that hold tremendous power. There are many small areas of energy
all around, even in your own home. Certain places can be beneficial
to all, some just to certain people. Animals and plants are very
aware of these power places and will either flock to them or avoid
them depending on the types of energies there. These places can
magnify your emotions, so be aware of how you are feeling before
you visit one. They are also known to balance, energize and heal.
However, there are also many places that have the opposite effects,
so be careful. What is a good place for one person may not be so
for another.